I couldn't have said it any better. Thanks for saving me all of the writing. No android for me either. ----- Original Message ----- From: Sieghard Weitzel To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 15:45 Subject: RE: Fleksy on Android devices
I know some people will take exception to the following statement and it is strictly how I feel although I am far from alone in this. I consider Android to be a far inferior platform and would at this point not even dream about getting rid of my iPhone. Firstly, Android will in my opinion never bost the same accessibility as iOS and Voiceover simply because of the fact that there are dozens and even hundreds of devices and there are huge inconsistancies in who can update to newer versions of Android and all of that. I recently heard of a particular developer of some game who apparently is testing on 400 different Android devices, would that be a nightmare or not? Second, the Android Market Place is a mess because the lack of control means any Dick Tom and Harry can put apps in there which can be potentially harmful, steel your data or install malware. Yes, Android is more open and allows you more control over your phone and periferals, but I think there is a reason why many large corporations are switching from Blackberries to iPhones and iPads instead of Android phones and why such a high percentage of iOS users are almost entirely satisfied with the iPhone and keep on buying new ones and why this percentage is much much lower for Android users. I believe what one list member said about the "Integration of hardware and software" was meant to refer to Apples ability to control how well Voiceover works because they control not only iOS and hence Voiceover, but also the hardware it runs on, i.e. iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches. Apple has commited to accessibility and they have so much money that implementing it even if it costs them money is just not a problem. Google also has lots of money, but at this point their commitement to accessibility is not there or at least not as much as Apple's. OK, sorry, I digress, the question was not about Android version iOS although the larger issues must be considered. My answer to the question would be that I would definitely not buy an Android phone just to have Fleksy as a system wide keyboard option, the iPhone just has too much else going on for it and things like user names and definitely passwords one would still have to type in the conventional "Slow" method. Longer texts for many people are typically emails or SMS messages and here I don't find it a big deal to bring up Fleksy first and then send the text I typed to the mail or messages app or to copy and paste it. Regards, Sieghard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
